Grain distributor



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This invention relates tonew and useful improvements in graindistributors and the pri mary object of the present invention toprovidea device mountable within' a grain bin at the filling opening thereof toefiectivelyscatter grain as the'g-rain is dropped through' the-fillingopening by a conveyor or the like:

Another important object of" the present invention is't'o provide agrain distributor for grain bins involvinga vertically-adjustabledeflector mounted beneath an inverted conical hopper to rotate-inresponse to grain striking thesloping Wall of the deflector, saiddeflector having an' upper conical tip adapted tobeadjustedto enter ingfunction of said deflector.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a graindistributor of theaforementioned character that is quickly and readilyapplied" to or removed from a' grain bin in a convenient manner and;which. requires-i no service tion, inexpensive to manufacture, installand servicaand'otherwise Well adapted for the purposes for which thesame is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andforming part hereof, to like parts throughout, and

Figure 1 is an elevational invention mounted on a grain bin (shown indotted lines) Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of section line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an Figure l; and

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view takensubstantially on the plane of section line 55 of Figure 1.

Referring now to in for enlarged bottom plan view of invention, thenumeral l0 represents a base member preferably in the form of an angleiron ring zss ssr oircumferentially' spaced are fitted to which:-aplurality of radially projectin'g U-shaped arms [-2 by" welding or: thelike;

The'arrns-12 slidabl-y support fas-t'eners ['4 on which angleiron'cleats Hiare mounted. The cleats 26 extend transversely across the armsF2 and the fasteners 1- are manually tightened to adjust the cleats l8radially of" the ring H3 and against: the wall' of'an opening It in ahopper bin 21) uponwhi'cl'r the arms i 2 rest.

The upper ends or a; group or vertical sleeves- 24 are-fixed by weldingor the likebetween the legs of the w shaped arms 122 The lower'end's ofthe sleeves 24 are-formed=with threadedtrans verse apertures 26 thatreceivably engage set screws z iiz The longerver-tical'legs oft-shapedhanger-s30 are slidablyreceived in the-sleeves 24 and; are maintainedin'vertically adjusted posi'-- tion upon manual tightening of the setscrews Eta shorterliegsandlisweldd thereto; as shownbe'st ini Figure 5of the drawings; The lower end of' a tubulan postt liswelded to andrises fromthe center of plate 3'2 and freely rota-tably supportsadeflector designated generally by the numeral 36 lleflector having adownwardly and outwardly sloping wall a seat 52 in its underside thatreceives the upper end of a rod 54 that extends upwardly through theplate 32, post 34 and portion 40 and which is removably secured to theplate 32 as at 55. Upper and lower guides rotatably supported on thepost 34.

Means is provided whereby the deflector will rotate in response to grainpassing through the discharge end of the hopper and this means comprisesvertically inclined fins 60 suitably secured to the wall 38 to beengaged by grain passing from the hopper. As the grain, gravitating fromthe hopper, strikes the fins 60, rotation will be imparted to thedeflector and as the deflector rotates grain will strike the wall 38 tobe deflected varying distances from the deflector.

In order to permit the desired rotation of the deflector, the hangers 30are adjusted until the tip 50 is centered in the stream of grain leavingthe discharge end of the hopper since the grain leaving the hopper maypass through only a portion of the opening in the lower end of thehopper.

It should be noted that through use of the present grain distributor,thousands of bushels of grain will be saved that are usually spoiledeach year because of unequal distribution of foreign materials ingrains, such as chaff, dirt, wheat seeds, cracked grain, etc. Theinvention will evenly distribute grain including dirt and other foreignmatter so that the same will not be concentrated at one point to causeundesirable heating of grain stored in bins.

A frusto-conical attachment A, see Figure 3, is removably secured aboutthe lower end of the hopper 22 to gradually reduce the lower portion ofthe hopper and to keep small flows of grain concentrated on the cone 50,thereby obtaining better distribution of grain from the hopper when flowis slow.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying draw ings, it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

l. A grain distributor comprising a base adapted to be mounted in thefilling opening in a 'grain bin and including a plurality of radialarms,

a hopper mounted on the base and having a lower discharge end, a graindeflector underlying said discharge end, vertically adjustable L-shapedhangers fixed to said arms, a plate fixed on said hangers, a hollow postrising rigidly from said plate and having the deflector rotatablymounted on its upper end, and a rod rotatably extended through said postand having one end fixed to said deflector and its other end rotatablysecured in said late to secure the deflector in place.

2. A grain distributor comprising a base adapted to be mounted in thefilling opening in a grain bin, a hopper mounted on the base and havinga lower discharge end, a rotatable grain deflector underlying saiddischarge end, a plurality of vertical sleeves fixed to said base, agroup of L-shaped hangers having their longer legs slidably received insaid sleeves, set screws carried by the sleeves engaging said longerlegs to adjust the hangers in the sleeves, a plate fixed to and joiningthe shorter legs of said hangers, and a post rising from the plate androtatably supporting the deflector.

3. A grain distributor comprising a base adapted to be mounted at thefilling opening of a grain bin, means carried by the base for retainingthe latter at the filling opening in a grain bin, a plurality ofvertical sleeves fixed to the base, a group of L-shaped hangers havingtheir longer legs slidably and adjustably received in the sleeves andtheir shorter legs extending toward each other and disposed horizontallybelow the base, a plate fixed to and joining the shorter legs of saidhangers, an inverted conical hopper supported on the base with its lowerend disposed directly over the plate, a post rising from the plate, anda deflector rotatably supported on the post beneath the hopper.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said retaining means includes agroup of radially projecting arms, and cleats slidably and adjustablycarried by said arms.

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